A rare manifestation of cysticercosis infestation

There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause. The present report is of forty four years old female who presented with urticaria and swell...

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Published inActa medica Indonesiana Vol. 46; no. 1; pp. 54 - 57
Main Authors Gupta, Sanjeev, Gupta, Sunita, Mittal, Amit, Mahendra, Aneet, Aggarwal, Anshu, Batra, Rohit, Jindal, Nidhi
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Indonesia 01.01.2014
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Adult
Cellulitis - diagnostic imaging
Cellulitis - parasitology
Cheek
Cysticercosis - complications
Cysticercosis - diagnostic imaging
Edema - diagnostic imaging
Edema - parasitology
Female
Humans
Ultrasonography
Urticaria - parasitology
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Summary:There are many causes of urticaria, which may vary from infections to malignancy. Among the infections, infestations by cysticercosis (larval stage of the tapeworm called Taenia solium) is an important cause. The present report is of forty four years old female who presented with urticaria and swelling on face. The swelling was later diagnosed as cysticercosis by noninvasive ultrasonography. The urticaria subsided after the treatment of cysticercosis. We report this case for rarity of its presentation.
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ISSN:0125-9326